Mark Hulsether will speak June 18 in the Hodges Library Auditorium about his book Religion, Culture, and Politics in the Twentieth-Century United States. This event is sponsered by the UT Libraries Diversity Committee in support of the Culture Corner.

In Religion, Culture, and Politics Hulsether leads readers on a tour of religion in the United States. He introduces key players and offers a set of case studies to explore the interaction of these players with major trends in U.S. cultural history. Students in American studies and cultural studies will especially appreciate how Hulsether frames his analysis using categories such as cultural hegemony, race and gender contestation, popular culture, and empire, enabling a more informed and constructive discussion of religion in these fields.

Hulsether offers a synthesis that is concise yet internally complex and dynamic – one that gives special attention to religious diversity and conflict, the relations between religious groups and broader historical trends, and the internal struggles of religious people as they set priorities and cope with emerging change.

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